Well, the answer is, no. The new Gundam game for the PS2 managed to end Brawl's reign, and end it convincingly. In fact, Smash barely stayed in second, with Wii Fit being right up the fighter's grill.
The Wii itself also lost the top spot last week, overtaken by the PSP in hardware for the first time since Brawl's release. Aside from those major changes, though, everything looks to be what we'd expect, with Winning Eleven and Family Ski continuing to champion the cause for third parties.
Go on and take a look at the numbers after the break ... or else.
Hardware:
- PSP: 73,706
- Wii: 64,535
- Nintendo DS: 51,922
- PlayStation 3: 13,520
- PlayStation 2: 10,986
- Xbox 360: 2,282
- Gundam Musou Special (PS2) --- 149,846 (New)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) --- 67,007 (1,358,000)
- Wii Fit (Wii) --- 64,429 (1,610,000)
- Soma Bringer (DS) --- 50,844 (New)
- The Idolm@ster: Live for You! (Xbox 360) --- 43,697 (New)
- Etrian Odyssey II: The Royal Grail (DS) --- 24,664 (94,000)
- Musou Orochi (PSP) --- 24,350 (71,000)
- Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends (DS) --- 22,213 (67,000)
- Wii Sports (Wii) --- 21,140 (2,820,000)
- Winning Eleven: Play Maker 2008 (Wii) --- 16,918 (53,000)
- Keroro Gunsou 3: Adventure in theSky! (DS)
- Family Ski (Wii)
- Wii Play (Wii)
- Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
- Jirou Akagawa Mystery: Nocturne: The Invited Killer (DS)
- Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP)
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PS3)
- Mario Party DS (DS)
- Mario Kart DS (DS)
- Taiko Drum Master DS (DS)
- New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
- Final Approach 2: 1st Priority (PS2)
- Devil May Cry 4 (PS3)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren's Ambition, the Axis' Threat (PSP)
- Winning Eleven: Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 (PSP)
- Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side 2nd Season (DS)
- Poison Pink (PS2)
- Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
- Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (DS)
- Naruto: Shippuuden Dairansen! Kage Bunshin Emaki (DS)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-07-2008 @ 5:59PM
DonWii said...
It won't be first this wee either, since Yakuza 3 released, and has already sold 130k copies.
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3-07-2008 @ 6:48PM
TheOverlord#2 said...
It's crazy Super Mario Galaxy has been out for about 5 months and not in the top 30 but Mario Kart is in spot 19(has been out for more than a year)
and...yea...Them japanese love their gundams!
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3-07-2008 @ 7:14PM
DonWii said...
Handheld>Consoles in Japan.
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3-07-2008 @ 7:27PM
hvnlysoldr said...
It's lower since Brawl came out there since Brawl is just about to come out here.
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3-07-2008 @ 8:06PM
Fiefdom said...
Go Idolmaster. :)
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3-07-2008 @ 9:58PM
Haohmaru said...
Sheesh. Not only is it Gundam, it's another one of those Musou titles, too. Apparently to Japanese gamers, Gundam + Dynasty Warriors = sweet, sweet bliss. Can't say I share the sentiment..
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3-08-2008 @ 12:11AM
Jeremy said...
Wow Galaxy didn't make the list. That is shocking. Also why did the PSP take tops over the DS and Wii I didn't see any major new game releases but I could have missed something.
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3-08-2008 @ 3:52AM
Candace Savino said...
The PSP (I think) topped both the Wii and the DS because the Mint Green PSP Slim released in Japan last week. That's probably why it sold so well, despite the lack of software in the top of the charts.
3-08-2008 @ 1:25AM
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3-08-2008 @ 11:09AM
DiehlLane said...
360 game on the list? That means almost every 360 owner in Japan must have bought it. (Note: This is a joke as there are just slightly a few more 360 owners than that...Not sure why though)
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3-08-2008 @ 1:28PM
Candace Savino said...
Yep, every once and a while a 360 game pops up, but usually they don't stick around for too long. Bioshock, for example, was in the top ten in last week's chart, and didn't even make the top fifty in this week's.
Idolm@ster started out better than Bioshock, though, and is definitely the type of game that's more appealing to Japanese gamers, so it might have a chance to hang in there a bit longer.
3-08-2008 @ 9:34PM
John B. said...
I'm guessing that almost every person in Japan bought Brawl on launch day and now sales are dropping because everyone already has it.
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